Burrito Bowl with Guacamole and Salsa

This recipe was inspired by many trips to Whole Foods Market for a burrito bowl when I was too tired to cook. Burrito bowls came onto the scene as more people cut out refined carbs, including tortillas. This is one of my favorite easy meals.

This recipe is very open to interpretation, so have fun with it and make it with all the ingredients and amounts that sound best to you. If you are watching your calories, you may leave off the olives and avocado, since these are both high-fat plant foods.

Directions
1. In a pot, bring rice and water to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 50 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes with the lid on. Remove lid and set aside.

2. Using two or more large soup or salad bowls, layer all of the ingredients equally into each bowl and squeeze lime juice over the top. Or in one large salad bowl, toss all ingredients together, including lime juice, then serve into your individual bowls. Top with salsa and/or quacamole (see recipes below). The cooked beans and rice may be used warm or cold.

Rice and beans: Try short-grain brown, long-grain brown, or wild rice; really, any type would work. The same goes for beans, however, pinto and black are the most popular varieties for this type of dish.

Dressing: I keep the dressing here very light, just lime juice, because this is such a hearty and flavorful dish. But you may want to add a little prepared mustard and/or brown rice vinegar along with the lime juice. And if you’re using salsa and/or guacamole, you really don’t need anything else besides the lime juice (you could use lemon juice as well). A little of the salsa blended also make a nice dressing.

Salsa and guacamole: If adding either or both of these, you may want to leave off the diced avocado and/or tomatoes.

Other ingredient options: Toast or steam a corn tortilla and chop into small strips or squares and throw in. Shredded carrots, cooked or raw greens or mushrooms, bell peppers, sprouts, chilies, and pumpkin seeds are also good. Leftover veggie burger crumbles are also a great addition.

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Comments

Olé Extreme Wellness tortillas are a great add in too. With only 17g of carbs and 12g of fiber that’s a net carb count of only 5g! They are also low cal (tomato basil is 68 & spinach herb is 74) and have 7-8g protein.

This was a huge hit with me (easy) and the kids (not always easy)! I decided on “Do It Yourself” so that I wouldn’t hear any complaints about one ingredient or another. No one noticed the cabbage mixed in with the romaine and there was no need for dressing! Thanks for the simple recipes. I direct lots of people to your lovely blog. Thinking of trying the cobbler tonight!

I made this last night for a large family gathering and everyone loved the burrito bowls. Some of us are new vegan converts and this was so yummy. Even the rest of the family enjoyed this as well. We didn’t miss the meat, oil, dairy at all. Thanks.

I tried this for the first time last night. My boyfriend and I loved it. We started eating vegan (or as vegan as possible) about three months ago. With sites like yours it’s been surprisingly easy. Thanks!

I am 11 weeks pregnant and have been pretty much only eating Trader Joes Hashbrown shreds with blackbeans and pico for breakfast, and black beans/rice pico for lunch and dinner. Everything else makes me sick and I cannot cook…….This though…..Oh lordy! I will be printing this out for my husband to make me over and over again! I was not faithful at first because I was even more sick and loosing lots of weight (Daiya quesidillas and toast with earth balance entered back in) But I am determined to remain healthy and have shifted that stuff back out. Keep the whole grain, bean-y creaminess goodness coming!

I have to thank you for your wonderful, healthful recipes. I have a large family — 7 kids ages 16 to 1 — so finding dinner recipes they all like can be tricky. They have loved every recipe of yours that I have tried. Can’t thank you enough!! It’s so fulfilling to feed them food that I know will keep their bodies as healthy as possible.

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